Michael Davis Quotes on Time (7 Quotes)

I think some time after 1969 or so, the band started to lose its light. But I'll tell you what, boy- on the way up, it was happening.

Back at that time, we played the songs pretty much the way we heard them on the records. We streamlined them somewhat. We even had band uniforms that we wore and that was one of the first things I had to do. I went out to the department store and purchased black slacks and a black vest and a green corduroy blazer. That was sort of our official uniform at the time and we used that for a while.

I didn't think I was wasting my time. I thought I was in the right company. Those guys were so good. The more we played, the more it became obvious that we had something special. No other band was... I didn't think any other band was capable of what we were doing.

But if ever there was a case where someone's life experiences cry out to be a mitigating factor, this one does. The system will spare no expense to house and punish her ... but this same system let her down, time and time again, as a child. With all she's been through, it's a wonder she's not a mass murderer.

I was not a musician at the time. I had an acoustic guitar and I used to sing folk music and Bob Dylan songs. I loved rock and roll though.

You get bored just riding around by yourself all the time.

We had all this kind of freedom and 'get out of your head' kind of stuff and at the same time, we were trying to establish ourselves in the business. These two things are really difficult to bring together.